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October 8th, 1917, Weeghman Park, Chicago

Cooper Paces Pirates to 6-2 Win
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Wilbur Cooper found his groove in his team's 6-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. The 95-60 Pirates lead the NL by one game.
Cooper allowed 2 runs on 6 hits over 9 innings for the Pirates. He walked 3 and struck out 8.
"This team is real focused right now," said Pittsburgh manager Charlie Jones.
Pittsburgh Pirates win the NL pennant.

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Awards:
-AL batting title: SSP Rogers Hornsby (Detroit Tigers), 17 home runs, 109 RBIs, and 121 runs scored.
-NL batting title: LF Joe Jackson (Cincinnati Reds), 9 home runs, 97 RBIs, and 103 runs scored.

In the World Series, it's the Detroit Tigers (107-47) vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates (95-60)!!!

Standings at the end of the 1917 regular season

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1917 World Series: Detroit Tigers vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Results

Game 1, October 11th, 1917, Navin Field, Detroit
World Series Game 1 Goes to Detroit Thanks to Flack
The Detroit Tigers started the World Series in style, downing the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates at Navin Field by a score of 9-5 to grab an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Tigers right fielder Max Flack went 3-5 with 3 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 2.
In the bottom of the fifth, Detroit second baseman George Cutshaw had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 3rd and two out, Cutshaw stroked a 2-run double to left. It made the score 4-3, Detroit. For the game, he went 1-4 with a double and a walk, while adding 2 RBIs and scoring once.
"They say the first rule of the playoffs is to win the home games," Flack said afterward. "It feels nice, but it is kind of what we were supposed to do."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Navin Field in Detroit.
Tigers lead series 1-0

Game 2, October 12th, 1917, Navin Field, Detroit
Detroit Tops Pittsburgh Again, 6-0
Behind the big bat of pitcher Babe Ruth, the Detroit Tigers have opened up a healthy early lead in the World Series. The Tigers topped the Pittsburgh Pirates, 6-0, at Navin Field in Game 2, and now hold a 2-0 edge in the best-of-7 series. Ruth threw 9.0 innings of shutout ball to power Detroit to victory.
The Tigers liked what they saw from Ruth. The 22-year- old pitcher had a commanding presence on the mound, limiting the Pirates to no runs on 4 hits over 9 innings, and striking out 3.
"We're one game closer to our goal," Detroit manager Gil Glynn said later. "It isn't any more complicated than that."
Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Tigers lead series 2-0

Game 3, October 14th, 1917, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Breaks Through for First Win in World Series; Now Trails 2-1
The Pittsburgh Pirates have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Detroit Tigers, winning, 4-1, at Forbes Field. Pirates left-hander Wilbur Cooper threw 9.0 innings of 6-hit ball. The win cuts the deficit facing the Pirates to 2-1 in the best-of-7 World Series.
Cooper delivered a quality start for Pittsburgh. The 5-foot-11 left-hander allowed 1 earned run on 6 hits over 9 innings of work.
"I like how we're playing right now," said Cooper.
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Tigers lead series 2-1

Game 4, October 15th, 1917, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
Almost There: Detroit On Cusp of World Series Triumph After 8-1 Win
When the stakes were high, Art Nehf raised his game to match.
The left-handed Nehf turned in a stellar performance in Game 4 of the World Series, pitching a 9-inning, complete-game shutout to lead the Detroit Tigers to victory. He allowed 7 hits and struck out 4. The win gave Detroit a 3-1 lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the best-of-7 series.
Nehf confounded Pittsburgh hitters. Over 9 innings, he allowed 1 run on 7 hits.
"We aren't quitting," Pittsburgh manager Charlie Jones said. "Yeah, the odds are definitely in their favor, but they've got to earn it."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
Tigers lead series 3-1

Game 5, October 16th, 1917, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Wins at Home to Narrow Series Deficit to 3-2
The Pittsburgh Pirates have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Detroit Tigers, winning, 5-3, at Forbes Field. Pirates catcher Ivey Wingo was 2-3 with a triple and a walk. He scored 2 times. The win cuts the deficit facing the Pirates to 3-2 in the best-of-7 World Series.
The game was at a stalemate until second baseman Heinie Groh came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Detroit pitcher Babe Ruth, he hit a 1-1 changeup for a run-scoring double. It was a game-changer, putting Pittsburgh on top, 3-2.
"Swagger goes hand in hand with playing well," said Pittsburgh manager Charlie Jones.
The next game is set to be played on October 18th, 1917 at Navin Field in Detroit.
Tigers lead series 3-2

Game 6, October 18th, 1917, Navin Field, Detroit
Pittsburgh Win Evens Series at 3
The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Detroit Tigers will take the World Series to a decisive 7th game. In a must-win situation, the Pirates beat the Tigers, 5-1, at Navin Field to force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Pittsburgh left-hander Wilbur Cooper had a big role in the win. He threw 9.0 innings allowing 1 run.
Cooper came through for the Pirates in the top of the second inning. With Pittsburgh leading 1-0, the pitcher hit a run-scoring triple. It made the score 2-0, Pittsburgh.
"Pedal to the metal" is how Pittsburgh manager Charlie Jones described his team's approach.
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Navin Field in Detroit.
Series tied 3-3

Game 7, October 19th, 1917, Navin Field, Detroit
Pittsburgh Pirates Are Champs
The Pittsburgh Pirates were good enough to get past the Detroit Tigers at Navin Field today and secure the 5th championship in franchise history.
"When you wear Pirates on your shirt, you're good at something," Pittsburgh skipper Charlie Jones told the press.
Pirates second baseman Heinie Groh was named MVP of the series after he went .333 with no home runs and 5 runs batted in.
"It feels totally incredible," Groh said. "I could live to 1,000 years old and I'd remember this moment."
The new champions capped off a great season with a 4-0 victory over the Tigers to win the World Series 4-3.
Pirates win series 4-3

World Series MVP: 2B Heinie Groh (Pittsburgh Pirates)

(And, with that, Honus Wagner retires a 5-time World Series winner in this sim...)

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Accomplishments
6+hits
07/27/1917--Ty Cobb, 6 hits in 6 at-bats, 0 RBI versus New York while playing for Pittsburgh
09/02/1917--Frank Gilhooley, 6 hits in 7 at-bats, 1 RBI versus Chicago while playing for St. Louis
Cycles
07/30/1917--Dode Paskert, 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, and 4 RBIs versus Philadelphia while playing for Detroit
No-hitters
09/06/1917--Lefty Williams, 2 K, 6 BB, and 9 innings pitched versus New York while playing for Boston
09/27/1917--Hod Eller, 3 K, 0 BB, and 9 innings pitched versus Philadelphia while playing for Cleveland
20+win seasons
Eddie Cicotte, 25-14, 2.56 ERA, 351.2 IP, 75 BB and 140 K
Rube Marquard, 22-21, 2.63 ERA, 358.2 IP, 95 BB and 161 K
Slim Sallee, 21-19, 2.58 ERA, 345.1 IP, 69 BB and 72 K
Fred Anderson, 20-6, 2.35 ERA, 241.2 IP, 52 BB and 115 K
Dick Rudolph, 23-16, 2.45 ERA, 359.1 IP, 76 BB and 116 K
Ray Fisher, 22-12, 2.74 ERA, 318.2 IP, 101 BB and 103 K
Lefty Tyler, 28-15, 2.33 ERA, 363.0 IP, 111 BB and 162 K
Claude Hendrix, 25-16, 2.36 ERA, 374.0 IP, 118 BB and 129 K
Grover Cleveland Alexander, 23-12, 1.80 ERA, 355.2 IP, 78 BB and 152 K
Jim Bagby, 21-15, 2.57 ERA, 276.1 IP, 78 BB and 45 K
Wilbur Cooper, 22-11, 2.04 ERA, 300.0 IP, 68 BB and 115 K
Stan Coveleski, 28-10, 2.28 ERA, 340.0 IP, 97 BB and 146 K
Bill Doak, 20-16, 2.66 ERA, 318.1 IP, 111 BB and 116 K
Jimmy Lavender, 23-14, 2.92 ERA, 326.1 IP, 112 BB and 124 K
Dutch Leonard, 21-16, 3.00 ERA, 329.2 IP, 112 BB and 168 K
Babe Ruth, 20-15, 3.67 ERA, 313.2 IP, 106 BB and 138 K
Art Nehf, 25-9, 2.34 ERA, 319.0 IP, 71 BB and 142 K
Carl Mays, 23-16, 2.82 ERA, 332.1 IP, 107 BB and 122 K
Bernie Boland, 25-14, 2.48 ERA, 341.2 IP, 113 BB and 135 K
Leon Cadore, 20-20, 3.17 ERA, 315.0 IP, 96 BB and 118 K
Hod Eller, 21-10, 2.78 ERA, 285.0 IP, 80 BB and 159 K
Milestones
1,000 RBIs: Sherry Magee
1,000 runs scored: Tris Speaker, Eddie Collins
2,000 hits: Johnny Evers, Tris Speaker
2,500 hits: Ty Cobb
3,500 hits: Honus Wagner
250 wins: Charles Bender, Red Ames

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Baseball awards for the 1917 season
Gold Glove awards
AL: Pitcher Slim Love (Chicago White Sox)
Catcher Tubby Spencer (St. Louis Browns)
First Baseman Joe Judge (Cleveland Guardians)
Second Baseman Bruno Betzel (St. Louis Browns)
Third Baseman Buck Weaver (Philadelphia Athletics)
Shortstop Art Fletcher (Washington Senators)
Left Fielder Bill Lamar (Philadelphia Athletics)
Center Fielder Cy Williams (Philadelphia Athletics)
Right Fielder Max Flack (Detroit Tigers)
NL: Pitcher Hooks Dauss (Philadelphia Phillies)
Catcher Ray Schalk (Cincinnati Reds)
First Baseman Jay Kirke (Boston Braves)
Second Baseman Alex McCarthy (Cincinnati Reds)
Third Baseman Charlie Pick (Brooklyn Robins)
Shortstop Swede Risberg (Cincinnati Reds)
Left Fielder Wally Rehg (Philadelphia Phillies)
Center Fielder Tris Speaker (Chicago Cubs)
Right Fielder Ty Cobb (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Silver Slugger awards
AL: Pitcher Babe Ruth (Detroit Tigers), .330/.424/.597, 518 at-bats, 21 home runs, 5 stolen bases, 114 RBIs, 11.1 WAR
Catcher William Fischer (Cleveland Guardians), .276/.336/.376, 503 at-bats, 5 home runs, 21 stolen bases, 121 wRC+, 4.4 WAR
First Baseman Wally Pipp (St. Louis Browns), .277/.337/.455, 589 at-bats, 13 home runs, 18 stolen bases, 145 wRC+, 6.1 WAR
Second Baseman George Cutshaw (Detroit Tigers), .282/.321/.375, 578 at-bats, 5 home runs, 24 stolen bases, 115 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
Third Baseman Wally Schang (Chicago White Sox), .293/.382/.447, 552 at-bats, 7 home runs, 21 stolen bases, 156 wRC+, 6.4 WAR
Shortstop Rogers Hornsby (Detroit Tigers), .341/.413/.593, 575 at-bats, 17 home runs, 36 stolen bases, 121 runs scored, 109 RBIs, 12.8 WAR
Left Fielder Babe Ruth (Detroit Tigers), .330/.424/.597, 518 at-bats, 21 home runs, 5 stolen bases, 114 RBIs, 11.1 WAR
Center Fielder Benny Kauff (St. Louis Browns), .311/.374/.450, 614 at-bats, 12 home runs, 38 stolen bases, 159 wRC+, 6.2 WAR
Right Fielder Gavvy Cravath (Boston Red Sox), .284/.375/.425, 510 at-bats, 8 home runs, 7 stolen bases, 143 wRC+, 2.6 WAR
NL: Pitcher Ray Caldwell (St. Louis Cardinals), .235/.283/.290, 452 at-bats, 1 home run, 7 stolen bases, 78 wRC+, 1.4 WAR
Catcher Ray Schalk (Cincinnati Reds), .259/.351/.361, 474 at-bats, 24 stolen bases, 123 wRC+, 5.5 WAR
First Baseman George Sisler (St. Louis Cardinals), .332/.390/.456, 596 at-bats, 1 home run, 45 stolen bases, 154 wRC+, 5.1 WAR
Second Baseman Heinie Groh (Pittsburgh Pirates), .298/.381/.383, 598 at-bats, 3 home runs, 23 stolen bases, 138 wRC+, 5.7 WAR
Third Baseman Ernie Johnson (Chicago Cubs), .276/.351/.346, 485 at-bats, 1 home run, 42 stolen bases, 107 wRC+, 4.4 WAR
Shortstop Rabbit Maranville (Chicago Cubs), .277/.342/.375, 528 at-bats, 4 home runs, 27 stolen bases, 121 wRC+, 6.8 WAR
Left Fielder Joe Jackson (Cincinnati Reds), .339/.401/.534, 599 at-bats, 9 home runs, 18 stolen bases, 103 runs scored, 182 wRC+, 6.8 WAR
Center Fielder Tris Speaker (Chicago Cubs), .313/.391/.415, 571 at-bats, 1 home run, 29 stolen bases, 148 wRC+, 9.3 WAR
Right Fielder Ty Cobb (Pittsburgh Pirates), .337/.399/.466, 603 at-bats, 4 home runs, 35 stolen bases, 162 wRC+, 9.8 WAR
Rookie of the Year
AL: SP Hod Eller (Cleveland Guardians), 21-10, 2.78 ERA, 285.0 innings pitched, 159 strikeouts, 6.0 WAR
NL: SSP Swede Risberg (Cincinnati Reds), .251/.324/.329, 0 home runs, 56 RBIs, 76 runs scored, 6.9 WAR
Pitcher of the Year
AL: Stan Coveleski (Detroit Tigers), 28-10, 1 save, 2.28 ERA, 340.0 innings pitched, 146 strikeouts, 5.4 WAR
NL: Grover Cleveland Alexander (St. Louis Cardinals), 23-12, 2 saves, 1.80 ERA, 355.2 innings pitched, 152 strikeouts, 7.5 WAR
Most Valuable Player
AL: LF Babe Ruth (Detroit Tigers), .330/.424/.597, 21 home runs, 114 RBIs, 99 runs scored, 5 stolen bases, 11.1 WAR
NL: RF Ty Cobb (Pittsburgh Pirates), .337/.399/.466, 4 home runs, 92 RBIs, 94 runs scored, 35 stolen bases, 9.8 WAR

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• Cincinnati Reds RF Sam Crawford retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 1B Harry Davis retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SSP Honus Wagner retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians C Paddy Livingston retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics SP Eddie Plank retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns SP Cy Falkenberg retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Hans Lobert retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies SP Ed Walsh retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns SP Ed Reulbach retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 3B Mike Mowrey retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals CF Red Murray retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 3B Bobby Byrne retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves CF Harry Wolter retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox C Tommy Clarke retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics LF Ward Miller retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds SP Jim Scott retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox RP Elmer Knetzer retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs C Jack Meyers retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 2B Alex McCarthy retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants RF Olaf Henriksen retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves RF Tom Long retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 2B Paddy Baumann retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics C Walt Alexander retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers LF Jimmy Walsh retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SP George Pearce retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns SP Frank Allen retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves C Jack Onslow retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins C Earl Blackburn retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 1B Bunny Brief retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 2B Bill Kenworthy retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals SP Wheezer Dell retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox SP Tom Seaton retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns SP Jimmy Lavender retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Walt Johnson retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SP Rube Foster retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins C Billy Meyer retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves CF Milo Allison retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 3B Ray Bates retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns SSP Fred Smith retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Pop-Boy Smith retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins RP Rube Schauer retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins LF Larry Chappell retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 2B Oscar Dugey retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians C William Fischer retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers CF Claude Cooper retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns CF Angel Aragon retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Paul Fittery retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies C Jack Roche retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals 3B Ivan Howard retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins C William Rumler retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators C Emil Huhn retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals LF Horace Milan retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Jack Nabors retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox CF Ed Fitzpatrick retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RP Jim Park retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants C Ray Haley retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 3B Charlie Pechous retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RF Charlie Jackson retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RF Lee Gooch retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RF Bill Johnson retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers LF Art Rico retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RF Buck Thrasher retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals LF Jesse Altenburg retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Al Gould retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RP Rube Parnham retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 1B Ziggy Hasbrook retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies LF Otis Lawry retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians SSP Bunny Fabrique retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox DH Eddie Bacon retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 2B Mike Massey retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants SSP Otto Neu retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 3B Eddie Palmer retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers DH Kewpie Pennington retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians 3B Arch Reilly retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals C Jack Snyder retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 3B Tony DeFate retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 1B Pete Bigler retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Red Hill retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 2B Dallas Bradshaw retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 2B Paddy Driscoll retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins CF Ralph Sharman retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs CF Morrie Schick retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals CF Howie Camp retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 3B Adam Debus retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 3B Ferd Eunick retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves LF Don Flinn retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns SSP Ed Murray retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Tom Richardson retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Ad Swigler retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RP Red Torkelson retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Doc Waldbauer retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 1B Ray Miller retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RF Pat French retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns RP George Dickerson retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Jack Enright retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 2B Bill Leard retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 3B Scrappy Moore retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 2B Bill Murray retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Paul Wachtel retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds SSP Bill Webb retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 2B Harry Wolfe retired from professional baseball.
• The Cincinnati Reds retired #36 in honor of Sam Crawford.
• The Pittsburgh Pirates retired #34 in honor of Honus Wagner.
• The Philadelphia Athletics retired #65 in honor of Eddie Plank.
• The Philadelphia Phillies retired #42 in honor of Ed Walsh.
• Boston Braves general manager Mike Cotton retires.
• Chicago Cubs general manager Steve McIntyre retires.
• The New York Yankees fired manager Matt Cramer.
• The Philadelphia Phillies fired manager Charlie Sweeney.
• The New York Yankees signed manager Connie Murphy to a 3-year, $1,250 per year contract.
• The Philadelphia Phillies signed manager Adam Dawson to a 5-year, $2,950 per year contract.
• The Boston Braves signed general manager Steve Nielsen to a 3-year, $1,600 per year contract.
• The Chicago Cubs signed general manager George Keefe to a 4-year, $2,800 per year contract.

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Here are the results of the 1917 Rookie Draft:
Round 1
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: 2B Jimmie Dykes, age 21
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: SSP Charlie Hollocher, age 21
Pick 3 - Detroit Tigers: LF Austin McHenry, age 22
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: SP Waite Hoyt, age 18
Pick 5 - Chicago White Sox: CF Cliff Heathcote, age 19
Pick 6 - Philadelphia Phillies: 2B Johnny Mostil, age 21
Pick 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates: C Truck Hannah, age 28
Pick 8 - New York Giants: CF Buzz Murphy, age 22
Pick 9 - Philadelphia Athletics: 3B Babe Pinelli, age 22
Pick 10 - Boston Red Sox: SP Vic Keen, age 18
Pick 11 - Washington Senators: CF Roy Massey, age 27
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: SP Rudy Kallio, age 24
Pick 13 - St. Louis Browns: SP Mule Watson, age 21
Pick 14 - Chicago Cubs: RP Larry Jacobus, age 22
Pick 15 - New York Yankees: RP Tom Zachary, age 21
Pick 16 - Brooklyn Robins: 3B Fred Thomas, age 24
Round 2
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: SP Red Causey, age 24
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: SP Frank Shellenback, age 18
Pick 3 - Detroit Tigers: RP Bill Sherdel, age 21
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Garland Buckeye, age 20
Pick 5 - Chicago White Sox: RP Jesse Haines, age 24
Pick 6 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Alex Ferguson, age 20
Pick 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP Frank Woodward, age 23
Pick 8 - New York Giants: RP Hugh McQuillan, age 22
Pick 9 - Philadelphia Athletics: RP Oscar Tuero, age 23
Pick 10 - Boston Red Sox: RP Walt Kinney, age 24
Pick 11 - Washington Senators: C Otto Jacobs, age 28
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: RP Hugh Canavan, age 20
Pick 13 - St. Louis Browns: RP Bill Pertica, age 19
Pick 14 - Chicago Cubs: SP Roy Johnson, age 22
Pick 15 - New York Yankees: RP Dick McCabe, age 21
Pick 16 - Brooklyn Robins: C Mickey Devine, age 25
Round 3
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: RP Bob Geary, age 26
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: RP Red Shea, age 18
Pick 3 - Detroit Tigers: RP Ed Hovlik, age 26
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Roy Wilkinson, age 24
Pick 5 - Chicago White Sox: RP Jack Ogden, age 20
Pick 6 - Philadelphia Phillies: C Al DeVormer, age 26
Pick 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Jake Northrop, age 29
Pick 8 - New York Giants: 2B Claude Davidson, age 21
Pick 9 - Philadelphia Athletics: 3B George Cochran, age 28
Pick 10 - Boston Red Sox: RP Roy Sanders, age 23
Pick 11 - Washington Senators: RF Bill McCabe, age 25
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: RP William Pierson, age 18
Pick 13 - St. Louis Browns: RP George Ross, age 25
Pick 14 - Chicago Cubs: RP Walter Bernhardt, age 24
Pick 15 - New York Yankees: SP Harry Heitmann, age 21
Pick 16 - Brooklyn Robins: RP Roy Hansen, age 19
Round 4
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: SP Bugs Morris, age 25
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: RP Herb Hall, age 24
Pick 3 - Detroit Tigers: RP Lou Bauer, age 18
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Stan Rees, age 18
Pick 5 - Chicago White Sox: RP Chick Holmes, age 21
Pick 6 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Marty Herrmann, age 24
Pick 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Jake Hehl, age 17
Pick 8 - New York Giants: RP Bruce Hitt, age 20 out of college (Louisiana State University; Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Pick 9 - Philadelphia Athletics: RP Ed Corey, age 23
Pick 10 - Boston Red Sox: RP Norman Plitt, age 24
Pick 11 - Washington Senators: 3B Jack Stansbury, age 31
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: SSP Eusebio Gonzalez, age 25
Pick 13 - St. Louis Browns: RF Jake Munch, age 26
Pick 14 - Chicago Cubs: RP Earl Howard, age 24
Pick 15 - New York Yankees: C Bob Berman, age 18
Pick 16 - Brooklyn Robins: 1B Doc Bass, age 18
Round 5
Pick 1 - Boston Braves: 2B Rip Conway, age 21
Pick 2 - Cincinnati Reds: RF Ty Pickup, age 20
Pick 3 - Detroit Tigers: 2B Red Sheridan, age 21
Pick 4 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Frank Fahey, age 21
Pick 5 - Chicago White Sox: 1B Red Bluhm, age 23
Pick 6 - Philadelphia Phillies: 2B Dutch Distel, age 21
Pick 7 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 1B Tom Miller, age 20
Pick 8 - New York Giants: SSP Bob Larmore, age 20
Pick 9 - Philadelphia Athletics: 1B Joe Cobb, age 22
Pick 10 - Boston Red Sox: 1B Pat Hardgrove, age 22
Pick 11 - Washington Senators: LF Ted Menze, age 20
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: CF Kid Willson, age 22
Pick 13 - St. Louis Browns: RF Dick Wheeler, age 19

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-The Brooklyn Robins traded 25-year-old RF Elmer Smith to the New York Yankees, getting 26-year-old 1B Joe Harris in return.
-The Boston Red Sox traded 31-year-old LHP Lefty George and 23-year-old RHP Lee Meadows to the St. Louis Browns, getting 30-year-old LF Del Gainer in return.
-The Pittsburgh Pirates traded 22-year-old 3B Joe Leonard and 22-year-old RHP Carmen Hill to the Boston Red Sox, getting 30-year-old CF Ping Bodie in return.
-The Chicago Cubs traded 22-year-old 3B Joe Evans to the Philadelphia Athletics, getting 32-year-old 3B Herman Bronkie in return.
-The Philadelphia Phillies traded 26-year-old RF Marty Kavanagh and 24-year-old 1B Walter Holke to the Cincinnati Reds, getting 27-year-old RHP Urban Shocker in return.
-The New York Giants traded 26-year-old C Ernie Krueger to the Chicago Cubs, getting 20-year-old 2B Joe Dugan and 22-year-old RF Sammy Vick in return.
-The Philadelphia Phillies traded 32-year-old LHP Vean Gregg and 21-year-old C Val Picinich to the Philadelphia Athletics, getting 22-year-old CF Jimmy Smith and 22-year-old 1B Ted Jourdan in return.
-The New York Giants traded 35-year-old LF George Whiteman and 24-year-old RHP Roy Walker to the St. Louis Cardinals, getting 29-year-old 2B Ralph Young and 24-year-old SSP Pete Kilduff in return.
-The Boston Braves traded 25-year-old RHP Joe Oeschger and 22-year-old RHP Eric Erickson to the St. Louis Browns, getting 23-year-old 2B Bruno Betzel and 22-year-old RHP Jimmy Ring in return.
-SP Jack Howell and SP Harry Howell are inducted into the 1918 Baseball Hall of Fame.

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Spring training results
AL: Detroit Tigers, 14-4
NL: Pittsburgh Pirates, 13-5

1918 preseason predictions

American League
Philadelphia Athletics, 91-63
Washington Senators, 89-65
Detroit Tigers, 84-70
Cleveland Guardians, 78-76
Chicago White Sox, 77-77
St. Louis Browns, 72-82
New York Yankees, 65-89
Boston Red Sox, 63-91

National League
Pittsburgh Pirates, 102-52
Chicago Cubs, 89-65
Brooklyn Robins, 80-74
Boston Braves, 75-79
Cincinnati Reds, 75-79
Philadelphia Phillies, 73-81
St. Louis Cardinals, 73-81
New York Giants, 50-104

OK, let's play ball!!!

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Standings at the 1918 All-Star break

First-place teams
AL: Detroit Tigers (51-32--2 games ahead of the Philadelphia Athletics)
NL: Pittsburgh Pirates (50-31--2 games ahead of the Chicago Cubs)

Standings at the 1918 All-Star break

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Here are the All-Star team lineups by league:

AL:
SP Charles Bender (WS1) - 10-2, 1.81 ERA, 109.2 IP, 0.88 WHIP, 3.7 K/9, 2.3 WAR
SP Vean Gregg (PHA) - 14-6, 1.77 ERA, 178.1 IP, 1.17 WHIP, 2.8 K/9, 2.6 WAR
SP Walter Johnson (WS1)* - 15-5, 1.40 ERA, 193.0 IP, 0.91 WHIP, 4.2 K/9, 4.5 WAR
SP Art Nehf (DET) - 11-8, 2.56 ERA, 169.0 IP, 1.20 WHIP, 3.3 K/9, 3.5 WAR
RP Bunny Hearn (SLA) - 8-4, 2.26 ERA, 103.1 IP, 1.18 WHIP, 2.4 K/9, 1.1 WAR
RP Erskine Mayer (PHA)* - 4-2, 9 SV, 3.06 ERA, 53.0 IP, 1.40 WHIP, 2.2 K/9, 0.3 WAR
C Hank Gowdy (CWS)* - .221/.274/.269, 104 AB, 73 wRC+, 0.3 WAR
C Lew McCarty (DET) - .256/.335/.321, 234 AB, 6 SB, 99 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
1B Baby Doll Jacobson (PHA)* - .338/.367/.476, 317 AB, 3 HR, 8 SB, 162 wRC+, 3.5 WAR
2B Milt Stock (CLE)* - .356/.434/.404, 317 AB, 23 SB, 162 wRC+, 5.8 WAR
3B Frank Baker (SLA) - .294/.360/.390, 310 AB, 1 HR, 10 SB, 126 wRC+, 3.7 WAR
3B Wally Schang (CWS)* - .278/.401/.353, 252 AB, 6 SB, 136 wRC+, 3.3 WAR
SSP Ray Chapman (BOS) - .322/.409/.399, 311 AB, 26 SB, 156 wRC+, 3.9 WAR
SSP Rogers Hornsby (DET)* - .331/.420/.546, 302 AB, 8 HR, 11 SB, 195 wRC+, 6.6 WAR
LF Mike Menosky (CWS) - .305/.436/.452, 279 AB, 4 HR, 16 SB, 161 wRC+, 3.4 WAR
LF Babe Ruth (DET)* - .298/.467/.525, 238 AB, 8 HR, 11 SB, 189 wRC+, 6.0 WAR
CF Edd Roush (CLE)* - .259/.322/.394, 317 AB, 3 HR, 13 SB, 110 wRC+, 1.5 WAR
RF Max Flack (DET)* - .253/.313/.354, 285 AB, 1 HR, 10 SB, 108 wRC+, 2.4 WAR

NL:
SP Grover Cleveland Alexander (STL)* - 14-8, 2.47 ERA, 193.0 IP, 1.16 WHIP, 3.6 K/9, 3.9 WAR
SP Carl Mays (PIT) - 17-6, 1.98 ERA, 182.0 IP, 1.03 WHIP, 3.1 K/9, 2.9 WAR
SP Dick Rudolph (CIN) - 8-12, 2.79 ERA, 167.2 IP, 1.23 WHIP, 2.0 K/9, 3.1 WAR
SP Urban Shocker (PHI) - 12-4, 2.01 ERA, 148.0 IP, 1.02 WHIP, 3.7 K/9, 2.9 WAR
RP Bob Harmon (BRO)* - 0-0, 2.35 ERA, 23.0 IP, 1.26 WHIP, 0.8 K/9, -0.3 WAR
RP Jack Quinn (STL) - 11-7, 2.53 ERA, 163.1 IP, 1.26 WHIP, 2.3 K/9, 2.6 WAR
C Bob O'Farrell (PIT)* - .270/.326/.388, 278 AB, 1 HR, 4 SB, 121 wRC+, 2.2 WAR
C Ray Schalk (CIN) - .255/.315/.290, 231 AB, 11 SB, 93 wRC+, 1.8 WAR
1B Stuffy McInnis (CIN)* - .332/.346/.382, 259 AB, 9 SB, 127 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
1B George Sisler (STL) - .363/.412/.527, 182 AB, 3 HR, 13 SB, 186 wRC+, 2.7 WAR
2B Eddie Collins (STL)* - .307/.424/.376, 306 AB, 22 SB, 143 wRC+, 3.3 WAR (Injured)
2B Del Pratt (BRO) - .301/.340/.354, 316 AB, 15 SB, 117 wRC+, 4.3 WAR
3B Larry Gardner (BSN) - .281/.346/.335, 310 AB, 12 SB, 115 wRC+, 1.9 WAR
3B Heinie Groh (PIT)* - .281/.387/.399, 306 AB, 3 HR, 4 SB, 144 wRC+, 3.8 WAR
SSP Rabbit Maranville (CHC)* - .308/.351/.370, 292 AB, 13 SB, 118 wRC+, 3.9 WAR
LF George Burns (BRO)* - .301/.367/.363, 306 AB, 13 SB, 127 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
CF Tris Speaker (CHC)* - .342/.405/.486, 243 AB, 2 HR, 10 SB, 173 wRC+, 4.5 WAR
RF Ty Cobb (PIT)* - .410/.477/.573, 227 AB, 1 HR, 11 SB, 211 wRC+, 4.8 WAR
RF Harry Hooper (PHI) - .331/.397/.461, 308 AB, 8 SB, 166 wRC+, 4.6 WAR

[Lord Byron]

July 16th, 1918, Comiskey Park, Chicago

NL Defeats AL, 5-3, in Tight All-Star Game
Heinie Groh cemented his status as one of the best in the game with his performance tonight.
"It's an honor to even be invited to the game. To be rewarded as the MVP of the game is extra special," the NL star said after his great showing. "Just playing on the same diamond as some of these guys is a pure treat."
In the game itself, Heinie Groh certainly wasn't the only great player out there, but he did enough in the NL's 5-3 win over the AL All-Stars.

All-Star Game MVP: 3B Heinie Groh (Pittsburgh Pirates)

[Lord Byron]

Trades before the 1918 trading deadline:
-The Cincinnati Reds traded 30-year-old RHP Dick Rudolph to the Philadelphia Phillies, getting 22-year-old RHP Bill Piercy and 22-year-old RHP Socks Seibold in return.

[Lord Byron]

Awards:
-AL batting title: 1B Baby Doll Jacobson (Philadelphia Athletics), 5 home runs, 66 RBIs, and 78 runs scored.
-NL batting title: RF Ty Cobb (Pittsburgh Pirates), 2 home runs, 79 RBIs, and 94 runs scored.
-AL Triple Crown: SP Walter Johnson (Washington Senators), 26-10, 1.91 ERA, and 164 strikeouts.

In the World Series, it's the Philadelphia Athletics (92-62) vs. the Chicago Cubs (89-65)!!!

Standings at the end of the 1918 regular season

[Lord Byron]

1918 World Series: Philadelphia Athletics vs. Chicago Cubs

Results

Game 1, October 13th, 1918, Weeghman Park, Chicago
Road Win Lifts Philadelphia to 1-0 Lead in WS
The stakes were high. Rube Marquard was ready.
The left-hander turned in a performance for the ages at Weeghman Park, pitching a 9-inning, complete-game shutout to lead the Philadelphia Athletics to victory in Game 1 of the World Series. Marquard held the Chicago Cubs to 3 hits and 3 walks, while striking out 0. The win got the best-of-7 series off to a good start for Philadelphia, which now leads 1-0.
Marquard went the distance for Philadelphia, allowing no runs on 3 hits, while striking out 0.
"At least it was over quickly," Cubs manager Tom Loftus said. "We'll just have to try our luck again."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Weeghman Park in Chicago.
Athletics lead series 1-0

Game 2, October 14th, 1918, Weeghman Park, Chicago
Raucous Weeghman Park Crowd Propels Cubs to 5-0 Victory; Series Tied at 1
Behind a bravura effort from starter Eddie Cicotte, the Chicago Cubs topped the Philadelphia Athletics by the score of 5-0 and got their first win in the 1918 World Series. Cicotte threw 9.0 innings of shutout ball for the Cubs. The win moves Chicago into a 1-1 tie with Philadelphia.
Cicotte confounded Philadelphia hitters. Over 9 innings, he allowed no runs on 3 hits.
"Coach said he wanted eight innings, so I decided to do him one better," Cicotte said later.
Game 3 is scheduled for Wednesday at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.
Series tied 1-1

Game 3, October 16th, 1918, Shibe Park, Philadelphia
Road Win Lifts Chicago to 2-1 Lead in WS
Herb Pennock pitched a gem to help the Chicago Cubs escape with a tight, 1-0 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics in a low-scoring World Series contest. The left-handed Pennock threw 9.0 innings of shutout ball in the win, just enough for the Cubs on a day when their offense dried up. Chicago now leads the best-of-7 series 2-1.
Pennock went the distance for Chicago. He allowed no runs on 3 hits, while striking out 1 and walking 1.
"Postseason wins taste oh so sweet," said Pennock after the game.
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.
Cubs lead series 2-1

Game 4, October 17th, 1918, Shibe Park, Philadelphia
Athletics Even With Cubs After Home Win
The Philadelphia Athletics took down the Chicago Cubs by the score of 7-4 and moved into a 2-2 tie in the World Series. The largest share of the credit belongs to Philadelphia starter Rube Marquard, who threw 9.0 innings allowing 4 runs.
Had Red Smyth not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the eighth, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Smyth hit a 2-run triple. That made the score 6-4, in favor of the Athletics.
"Every team in baseball loses," Cubs manager Tom Loftus said. "We're in the playoffs and we still have the same guys that got us here. We'll bounce back."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Shibe Park in Philadelphia.
Series tied 2-2

Game 5, October 18th, 1918, Shibe Park, Philadelphia
Road Win Lifts Chicago to 3-2 Lead in WS
Riding the 4-hit performance of center fielder Tris Speaker, the Chicago Cubs got a road win against the Philadelphia Athletics, 6-2, in Game 5 of the World Series. Speaker went 4 for 4 with 4 singles and a walk. He scored 3 times for the Cubs, who now lead the best-of-7 series, 3 games to 2.
Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Ed Konetchy? The Chicago first baseman had a 2-run single in the top of the fifth inning to put the Cubs on top, 4-1. For the game, Konetchy had 1 double and 1 single in 5 at-bats.
Athletics manager Rich Kriner did not take questions after the game, telling assembled reporters that he would hold a press conference "if and when we win the World Series."
Game 6 is scheduled for Sunday at Weeghman Park in Chicago.
Cubs lead series 3-2

Game 6, October 20th, 1918, Weeghman Park, Chicago
Athletics Clip Cubs, 2-1, in WS Contest
The Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs will take the World Series to a decisive 7th game. In a must-win situation, the Athletics beat the Cubs, 2-1, at Weeghman Park to force the series into what will essentially be a one-game playoff. Philadelphia left-hander Vean Gregg had a big role in the win. He threw 9.0 innings of 5-hit ball.
In his 109-pitch effort, Gregg allowed 1 run on 5 hits over 9 innings. He walked 0 and struck out 2.
"We're one game closer to our goal," Philadelphia manager Rich Kriner said later. "It isn't any more complicated than that."
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Weeghman Park in Chicago.
Series tied 3-3

Game 7, October 21st, 1918, Weeghman Park, Chicago
Chicago Takes Title
With a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Athletics at Weeghman Park today, the Chicago Cubs wrapped up their 3rd title in team history.
The Cubs left little doubt who was the better team. Celebrating a banner year, "team" was the word of the day in the victorious clubhouse after the game.
"Hitting, pitching, fielding; those are all things you need to win, but most importantly you need a team, a team that works together toward the same collective goal," said Chicago manager Tom Loftus. "Our players felt that way all year, and they played that way. When one guy had an off day, 24 others stepped up their game and filled the void."
A jovial mood filled the air as Chicago celebrated into the night. The city's mayor said parade plans were underway and a "huge celebration" would be in order.
"I hope they have a big celebration," Philadelphia manager Rich Kriner said. "They deserved to win this series and they deserve to celebrate it."
Cubs win series 4-3

World Series MVP: P Eddie Cicotte (Chicago Cubs)

(Here's something interesting: having been a part of three World Series teams in this sim, Cicotte is likely to go into the Hall of Fame at this rate...)

[Lord Byron]

Accomplishments
6+hits
05/06/1918--Baby Doll Jacobson, 6 hits in 8 at-bats, 1 RBI versus Washington while playing for Philadelphia
05/17/1918--Roy Massey, 6 hits in 6 at-bats, 3 RBIs versus Chicago while playing for Washington
05/20/1918--Max Flack, 6 hits in 7 at-bats, 2 RBIs versus Philadelphia while playing for Detroit
Cycles
08/06/1918--Dave Robertson, 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, and 3 RBIs versus Philadelphia while playing for St. Louis
08/28/1918--Swede Risberg, 4 hits in 5 at-bats, 1 home run, and 1 RBI versus Boston while playing for Cincinnati
20+win seasons
Babe Adams, 22-12, 2.49 ERA, 310.1 IP, 41 BB and 91 K
Walter Johnson, 26-10, 1.91 ERA, 353.0 IP, 92 BB and 164 K
Rube Marquard, 22-16, 2.36 ERA, 339.1 IP, 111 BB and 145 K
Slim Sallee, 23-12, 2.85 ERA, 331.2 IP, 43 BB and 46 K
Hippo Vaughn, 23-17, 2.49 ERA, 346.2 IP, 109 BB and 144 K
Lefty Tyler, 23-10, 2.30 ERA, 328.1 IP, 104 BB and 117 K
Claude Hendrix, 20-14, 2.85 ERA, 281.1 IP, 83 BB and 87 K
Vean Gregg, 23-13, 2.31 ERA, 319.0 IP, 113 BB and 96 K
Grover Cleveland Alexander, 21-15, 2.68 ERA, 299.1 IP, 72 BB and 125 K
Jim Bagby, 20-22, 2.55 ERA, 343.0 IP, 83 BB and 79 K
Wilbur Cooper, 21-20, 2.95 ERA, 347.2 IP, 105 BB and 128 K
Bob Shawkey, 22-17, 2.74 ERA, 357.2 IP, 139 BB and 129 K
Eric Erickson, 20-18, 3.12 ERA, 328.1 IP, 140 BB and 162 K
Carl Mays, 28-14, 2.49 ERA, 347.1 IP, 103 BB and 109 K
Bernie Boland, 22-14, 2.54 ERA, 343.2 IP, 117 BB and 113 K
Urban Shocker, 23-10, 2.70 ERA, 310.1 IP, 118 BB and 128 K
Triple Crown: Walter Johnson
Hitting streaks
04/20/1918--Milt Stock, 26 games while playing for Cleveland
04/29/1918--Ty Cobb, 23 games while playing for Pittsburgh
09/04/1918--George Sisler, 24 games while playing for St. Louis
Milestones
2,000 hits: Eddie Collins

[Lord Byron]

Baseball awards for the 1918 season
Gold Glove awards
AL: Pitcher Al Mamaux (New York Yankees)
Catcher Art Wilson (Washington Senators)
First Baseman Baby Doll Jacobson (Philadelphia Athletics)
Second Baseman Howie Shanks (Philadelphia Athletics)
Third Baseman Buck Weaver (Philadelphia Athletics)
Shortstop Art Fletcher (Washington Senators)
Left Fielder Bobby Veach (St. Louis Browns)
Center Fielder Cliff Heathcote (Chicago White Sox)
Right Fielder Max Flack (Detroit Tigers)
NL: Pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander (St. Louis Cardinals)
Catcher Ray Schalk (Cincinnati Reds)
First Baseman Stuffy McInnis (Cincinnati Reds)
Second Baseman Ralph Young (New York Giants)
Third Baseman Heinie Groh (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Shortstop Rabbit Maranville (Chicago Cubs)
Left Fielder George Burns (Brooklyn Robins)
Center Fielder Tris Speaker (Chicago Cubs)
Right Fielder Ty Cobb (Pittsburgh Pirates)
Silver Slugger awards
AL: Pitcher Babe Ruth (Detroit Tigers), .326/.497/.575, 325 at-bats, 11 home runs, 14 stolen bases, 210 wRC+, 9.0 WAR
Catcher Lew McCarty (Detroit Tigers), .252/.324/.310, 461 at-bats, 8 stolen bases, 95 wRC+, 3.1 WAR
First Baseman Baby Doll Jacobson (Philadelphia Athletics), .339/.376/.467, 595 at-bats, 5 home runs, 22 stolen bases, 162 wRC+, 7.0 WAR
Second Baseman Milt Stock (Cleveland Guardians), .323/.386/.369, 591 at-bats, 40 stolen bases, 136 wRC+, 8.1 WAR
Third Baseman Frank Baker (St. Louis Browns), .288/.357/.386, 572 at-bats, 4 home runs, 20 stolen bases, 127 wRC+, 5.5 WAR
Shortstop Rogers Hornsby (Detroit Tigers), .316/.400/.510, 582 at-bats, 14 home runs, 19 stolen bases, 107 runs scored, 104 RBIs, 12.3 WAR
Left Fielder Babe Ruth (Detroit Tigers), .326/.497/.575, 325 at-bats, 11 home runs, 14 stolen bases, 210 wRC+, 9.0 WAR
Center Fielder Tilly Walker (St. Louis Browns), .301/.350/.447, 539 at-bats, 10 home runs, 17 stolen bases, 147 wRC+, 6.8 WAR
Right Fielder George Burns (Washington Senators), .314/.347/.407, 599 at-bats, 2 home runs, 10 stolen bases, 133 wRC+, 2.5 WAR
NL: Pitcher Ray Caldwell (St. Louis Cardinals), .245/.303/.283, 466 at-bats, 1 home run, 2 stolen bases, 79 wRC+, 1.0 WAR
Catcher Ernie Krueger (Chicago Cubs), .270/.326/.384, 500 at-bats, 4 home runs, 15 stolen bases, 118 wRC+, 5.0 WAR
First Baseman George Sisler (St. Louis Cardinals), .368/.418/.515, 456 at-bats, 4 home runs, 29 stolen bases, 179 wRC+, 6.1 WAR
Second Baseman Eddie Collins (St. Louis Cardinals), .311/.416/.392, 383 at-bats, 26 stolen bases, 146 wRC+, 3.9 WAR
Third Baseman Heinie Groh (Pittsburgh Pirates), .287/.385/.383, 494 at-bats, 3 home runs, 7 stolen bases, 134 wRC+, 5.4 WAR
Shortstop Swede Risberg (Cincinnati Reds), .253/.333/.332, 576 at-bats, 1 home run, 18 stolen bases, 110 wRC+, 4.7 WAR
Left Fielder Zack Wheat (Chicago Cubs), .333/.373/.418, 603 at-bats, 2 home runs, 27 stolen bases, 141 wRC+, 4.5 WAR
Center Fielder Tris Speaker (Chicago Cubs), .333/.397/.456, 522 at-bats, 3 home runs, 32 stolen bases, 159 wRC+, 10.4 WAR
Right Fielder Ty Cobb (Pittsburgh Pirates), .392/.460/.530, 492 at-bats, 2 home runs, 31 stolen bases, 195 wRC+, 9.7 WAR
Rookie of the Year
AL: RF Cliff Heathcote (Chicago White Sox), .291/.325/.372, 3 home runs, 67 RBIs, 73 runs scored, 7.2 WAR
NL: 3B Fred Thomas (Brooklyn Robins), .237/.320/.278, 1 home run, 38 RBIs, 43 runs scored, 1.1 WAR
Pitcher of the Year
AL: Walter Johnson (Washington Senators), 26-10, 1.91 ERA, 353.0 innings pitched, 164 strikeouts, 8.3 WAR
NL: Babe Adams (Chicago Cubs), 22-12, 2.49 ERA, 310.1 innings pitched, 91 strikeouts, 7.4 WAR
Most Valuable Player
AL: SSP Rogers Hornsby (Detroit Tigers), .316/.400/.510, 14 home runs, 104 RBIs, 107 runs scored, 19 stolen bases, 12.3 WAR
NL: CF Ty Cobb (Pittsburgh Pirates), .392/.460/.530, 2 home runs, 79 RBIs, 94 runs scored, 31 runs scored, 9.7 WAR

[Lord Byron]

• Chicago White Sox SP Bill Donovan retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns SSP Germany Schaefer retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 3B Tommy Leach retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals SSP Bobby Wallace retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers LF Davy Jones retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 2B Heinie Wagner retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds C Jimmy Archer retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RF Frank Schulte retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians SSP Mickey Doolin retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants CF Rube Oldring retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 2B John Hummel retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns C Tubby Spencer retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds C George Gibson retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RF Wilbur Good retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SP Tom Hughes retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns RP Charley Hall retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 2B Chet Chadbourne retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals LF George Whiteman retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds SP Harry Coveleski retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds SP George McQuillan retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies LF Bob Bescher retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 3B Paddy O'Connor retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Dick Hoblitzel retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RP Doc Crandall retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 3B Gus Getz retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers SP Fred Anderson retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds SSP Roy Ellam retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers SP Bob Groom retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates SSP Jack Coffey retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins RP Bob Harmon retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators RF Ham Hyatt retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 1B Art Griggs retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 2B Jim Curry retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants C Joe Casey retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 2B Frank Truesdale retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 3B Rollie Zeider retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox C John Henry retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics SP Ad Brennan retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 1B Jay Kirke retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins CF Armando Marsans retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators 2B Ray Morgan retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 1B Rip Williams retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RF Pete Compton retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns RP Lefty George retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs SP Hank Robinson retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics SP Earl Yingling retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees LF Mike Fitzgerald retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Cy Slapnicka retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Happy Finneran retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators SP Jeff Tesreau retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns RP Lore Bader retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs C Ed Burns retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox SP Dan Griner retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants 1B Ed Miller retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds LF Al Bashang retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies LF Wally Mattick retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves SP Byron Houck retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians LF Hugh High retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 2B Bert Niehoff retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals CF Johnny Beall retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians 3B Zinn Beck retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves SP Weldon Wyckoff retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs SP Ralph Comstock retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians 3B Fritz Maisel retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves RF Merito Acosta retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 2B Luke Boone retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 1B Sam Covington retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals DH Snipe Conley retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves RF George Anderson retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 1B Bill Wagner retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Mellie Wolfgang retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 2B Bruno Betzel retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns C George Hale retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Rankin Johnson retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Alex Main retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 1B Marty Kavanagh retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 3B Al Halt retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates 1B Lee Dressen retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers 3B Ed Hemingway retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics C Harry Smith retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RF Jim Kelly retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox DH Tim McCabe retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 2B Red Smyth retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians SP Bill Upham retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees 3B Pete Johns retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RP Otis Lambeth retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 2B Jack Farmer retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Deacon Jones retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds CF Fred Bailey retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators SSP Chuck Wortman retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 1B Jose Rodriguez retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs 2B Patsy McGaffigan retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds 2B Jake Pitler retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Roy Sanders retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox C Ben Shaw retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants DH Bruce Hitt retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants RP Vince Molyneaux retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees DH Rich Durning retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators C Red Smith retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants RP Cal Crum retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics C John Brock retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Ed Monroe retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals RP Hugh Canavan retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins 1B Doc Bass retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators CF Roy Massey retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 1B Joe Cobb retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns RP George Ross retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics 3B George Cochran retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Braves 2B Rip Conway retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds RF Ty Pickup retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Athletics RP Ed Corey retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians LF Frank Fahey retired from professional baseball.
• New York Yankees RP Harry Heitmann retired from professional baseball.
• Cincinnati Reds DH Herb Hall retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies 2B Dutch Distel retired from professional baseball.
• Philadelphia Phillies RP Marty Herrmann retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Browns 1B Jake Munch retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Roy Johnson retired from professional baseball.
• St. Louis Cardinals SSP Eusebio Gonzalez retired from professional baseball.
• Boston Red Sox 1B Pat Hardgrove retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox RP Chick Holmes retired from professional baseball.
• Pittsburgh Pirates RP Jake Hehl retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators CF Jack Stansbury retired from professional baseball.
• Cleveland Guardians RP Stan Rees retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago White Sox 1B Red Bluhm retired from professional baseball.
• Washington Senators C Otto Jacobs retired from professional baseball.
• Detroit Tigers RP Lou Bauer retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Larry Jacobus retired from professional baseball.
• Brooklyn Robins CL Roy Hansen retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Walter Bernhardt retired from professional baseball.
• Chicago Cubs RP Earl Howard retired from professional baseball.
• New York Giants SSP Bob Larmore retired from professional baseball.
• The Chicago White Sox retired #6 in honor of Bill Donovan.
• St. Louis Cardinals general manager Mike Mott retires.
• The St. Louis Cardinals signed general manager Bert Miller to a 4-year, $1,920 per year contract.

[Lord Byron]

Here are the 1918 Rookie Draft results:
Round 1
Pick 1 - Boston Red Sox: 3B Frankie Frisch, age 20
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: CF Jigger Statz, age 21
Pick 3 - Chicago White Sox: C Earl Smith, age 21
Pick 4 - Cincinnati Reds: C Cliff Lee, age 22
Pick 5 - St. Louis Browns: LF Al Wingo, age 20
Pick 6 - Brooklyn Robins: CF Curt Walker, age 22
Pick 7 - Philadelphia Athletics: 2B Bernie Friberg, age 19
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Jimmy Zinn, age 23
Pick 9 - Cleveland Guardians: SP Charlie Robertson, age 22
Pick 10 - Chicago Cubs: SP Rosy Ryan, age 20
Pick 11 - New York Giants: SSP Gene Robertson, age 19
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: 2B Bucky Harris, age 22
Pick 13 - New York Yankees: SP Virgil Barnes, age 21
Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: 1B Dick Burrus, age 20
Pick 15 - Washington Senators: CF Frank Welch, age 21
Pick 16 - Boston Braves: SP Dickey Kerr, age 25
Round 2
Pick 1 - Boston Red Sox: LF Lloyd Christenbury, age 25
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: C Pat Collins, age 22
Pick 3 - Chicago White Sox: RP George Uhle, age 20
Pick 4 - Cincinnati Reds: SP Elam Vangilder, age 22
Pick 5 - St. Louis Browns: SSP Chick Galloway, age 22
Pick 6 - Brooklyn Robins: LF Bevo LeBourveau, age 22
Pick 7 - Philadelphia Athletics: SP Bill Bayne, age 19
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Lefty York, age 26
Pick 9 - Cleveland Guardians: 2B Hod Ford, age 21
Pick 10 - Chicago Cubs: CF Charlie See, age 22
Pick 11 - New York Giants: LF Billy Zitzmann, age 22
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: RP Hal Haid, age 20
Pick 13 - New York Yankees: 3B Frank Ellerbe, age 22
Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Pat Murray, age 21
Pick 15 - Washington Senators: RP Bob Hasty, age 22
Pick 16 - Boston Braves: SP Al Schacht, age 26
Round 3
Pick 1 - Boston Red Sox: SP Harry Courtney, age 19
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: RF Charlie High, age 19
Pick 3 - Chicago White Sox: C Fred Hofmann, age 24
Pick 4 - Cincinnati Reds: C Mickey O'Neil, age 18
Pick 5 - St. Louis Browns: C Lena Styles, age 18
Pick 6 - Brooklyn Robins: CF Dixie Carroll, age 27
Pick 7 - Philadelphia Athletics: 1B Ivy Griffin, age 21
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Phillies: SP Bill Hubbell, age 21
Pick 9 - Cleveland Guardians: SP Dan Boone, age 23
Pick 10 - Chicago Cubs: RP Lefty Weinert, age 16
Pick 11 - New York Giants: CF Dizzy Nutter, age 25
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: SSP Ike Davis, age 23
Pick 13 - New York Yankees: RP Lefty O'Doul, age 21
Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Bill Bolden, age 25
Pick 15 - Washington Senators: RP Johnny Jones, age 26
Pick 16 - Boston Braves: RP Sweetbreads Bailey, age 23
Round 4
Pick 1 - Boston Red Sox: RP George Winn, age 21
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: RP Tony Faeth, age 25
Pick 3 - Chicago White Sox: RP Bill Snyder, age 20
Pick 4 - Cincinnati Reds: RP Jack Wisner, age 19
Pick 5 - St. Louis Browns: RP Mike Kircher, age 21
Pick 6 - Brooklyn Robins: RP Luke Nelson, age 24
Pick 7 - Philadelphia Athletics: SP Pat Martin, age 26
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Charlie Eckert, age 21
Pick 9 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Jesse Winters, age 24
Pick 10 - Chicago Cubs: RP Art Reinhart, age 19
Pick 11 - New York Giants: C Johnny Walker, age 21
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: SSP Wally Kimmick, age 21
Pick 13 - New York Yankees: SSP Harvey McClellan, age 23
Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: SP John Sullivan, age 24
Pick 15 - Washington Senators: SSP Harry Lunte, age 26
Pick 16 - Boston Braves: RP Ed Gerner, age 21
Round 5
Pick 1 - Boston Red Sox: RP Lafayette Henion, age 19
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: SP Rolla Mapel, age 28
Pick 3 - Chicago White Sox: RP Harry Thompson, age 29
Pick 4 - Cincinnati Reds: SP Colonel Snover, age 23
Pick 5 - St. Louis Browns: C Norm McNeil, age 26
Pick 6 - Brooklyn Robins: RP Joel Newkirk, age 22
Pick 7 - Philadelphia Athletics: SP Ray Roberts, age 23
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Phillies: RP Bill Grevell, age 20
Pick 9 - Cleveland Guardians: RP Will Koenigsmark, age 22
Pick 10 - Chicago Cubs: RP Rags Faircloth, age 26
Pick 11 - New York Giants: CF Bob Allen, age 24
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: 3B Joe Schepner, age 23
Pick 13 - New York Yankees: RP Roy Parker, age 22
Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: RP Ed Gill, age 23
Pick 15 - Washington Senators: LF Ted Menze, age 21 out of college (Miami University; Miami, Ohio)
Pick 16 - Boston Braves: RP Clarence Fisher, age 20
Round 6
Pick 1 - Boston Red Sox: 3B Art Ewoldt, age 24
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: 2B Sam Fishburn, age 25
Pick 3 - Chicago White Sox: 1B Mike Pasquella, age 20
Pick 4 - Cincinnati Reds: 2B Lou Raymond, age 23
Pick 5 - St. Louis Browns: 1B Bert Yeabsley, age 24
Pick 6 - Brooklyn Robins: SSP Jesse Baker, age 23
Pick 7 - Philadelphia Athletics: LF Frank Gleich, age 24
Pick 8 - Philadelphia Phillies: 3B Danny Silva, age 22
Pick 9 - Cleveland Guardians: 1B Frank Kelliher, age 19
Pick 10 - Chicago Cubs: CF Chick Bowen, age 21
Pick 11 - New York Giants: SSP Doc Wallace, age 25
Pick 12 - St. Louis Cardinals: 3B John Cavanaugh, age 18
Pick 13 - New York Yankees: LF Hal Reilly, age 24
Pick 14 - Pittsburgh Pirates: C Bob Berman, age 19 out of college (Rutgers University; New Brunswick, New Jersey)
Pick 15 - Washington Senators: 3B Tom Fitzsimmons, age 28
Pick 16 - Boston Braves: RF Bob Kinsella, age 19
Round 7
Pick 1 - Boston Red Sox: C Sam White, age 25
Pick 2 - Detroit Tigers: RF George Halas, age 23
Pick 3 - Chicago White Sox: RF Dick Wheeler, age 20 out of college (Penn State University; State College, Pennsylvania)
Pick 4 - Cincinnati Reds: 3B Lew Groh, age 35
Pick 5 - St. Louis Browns: CF Horace Allen, age 19
Pick 6 - Brooklyn Robins: 2B Snooks Dowd, age 20

[Lord Byron]

-The New York Giants traded 25-year-old LF Les Mann to the Detroit Tigers, getting 32-year-old RHP Frank Miller in return.
-The Boston Red Sox traded 33-year-old RHP Pat Ragan to the Chicago Cubs, getting 23-year-old RHP Pete Schneider in return.
-The St. Louis Cardinals traded 29-year-old 1B Jack Fournier to the Pittsburgh Pirates, getting 28-year-old CF Max Carey in return.
-The Chicago White Sox failed to sign 6th round draft pick Mike Pasquella.
-The Philadelphia Athletics failed to sign 2nd round draft pick Bill Bayne. Did not receive compensation (no offer given).
-The St. Louis Browns failed to sign 7th round draft pick Horace Allen.
-The Chicago Cubs failed to sign 3rd round draft pick Lefty Weinert. Did not receive compensation (no offer given).
-3B John McGraw is inducted into the 1919 class of the Baseball Hall of Fame.